WOW!!! Apr(07-13)

These are Words Of the Week (WOW) Apr(07-13)
Gregarious - seeking and enjoying company of others ; sociable.
Cron - A time unit equal to 1000000 years ; used in reference to evolutionary process.
Imprudence - A lack of caution in practical affairs.
Pariah - A social out cast ; an untouchable.
Aphorism - a breif statement of principle ;tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion ; an adage.
Obliterate- To do away with completely so as to leave no trace.
Pulchritude- Great physical beauty and appeal.
Tawdry- Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearence ; cheap tasteless.
Trite - Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition ; hackneyed.
Opera - A theatrical presentation in which a dramatic performance is set to music.
Quatrain - A stanza or poem of four lines.
Vim - Ebullient vitality and energy ;an imaginative lively style.
Altruistic – Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
Votary – One zealously devoted to a religion.
Indelible - Indestructible.
Tort– Law. Damage, injury or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently or I circumstances involving strict liability, but not involving breach.
Eulogy – A laudatory speech or written tribute , especially one praising someone who has died; high praise or commendation.
Happenstance – An unexpected random event.
Flounder- To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one’s balance.
Marrow- The most central and material part ; most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience.
Pique – A state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity ; a feeling wounded pride.
Covet - To feel blameworthy desire for; wish for longingly; feel immoderate desire for that which is another's.
Vitiate - To reduce the value or impair the quality of; to corrupt morally; debase; to make ineffective; invalidate.
Senility - Old age; mental and physical deterioration associated with aging; loss of faculties.
Brat - A child, especially a spoiled or ill-mannered on; child of a career military person.
Equanimity - The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure; level-headedness; evenness of mind or temper.
Bolster - To support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion.
Lofty - Of imposing height; elevated in character; exalted; arrogant; haughty. Unctuous - Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness.
Whet - To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone; make more keen; stimulate. Imprudent - Unwise or indiscreet; not prudent; foolish.
Agape - In a state of wonder or amazement, as with the mouth wide open; wide open.
Debilitate - To sap the strength or energy of; enervate; lessen or deplete the nerve.
Callous - Emotionally hardened; unfeeling; having calluses; toughened.
Mundane - Of, relating to, or typical of this world; secular.
Coy - Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved.
Oscillate - To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm.
Shun - To avoid deliberately; keep away from; avoid; ignore.
Disgruntled - To put in a bad mood; unhappy; critical.
Thaw - Change from a frozen solid to a liquid by gradual warming; unfreeze, warm.
Thwart - To prevent from accomplishing a purpose; stop, hinder.
Pellucid - Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent.
Sordid - Filthy or dirty; foul; morally degraded.
Penitent - Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins.
Intransigent - Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position.
Upbraid - To criticize for a fault or an offense; to scold.
Implacable - Impossible to placate or appease; incapable of being pleased.
Obstreperous - Noisily and stubbornly defiant; aggressively boisterous; unruly.
Reminiscence - The act or process of recollecting past experiences or events.
Rant - To speak or write in an angry or violent manner.
Unencumbered - Not burdened or hampered.